Archive for August, 2007
Stand Up Paddle Boarding Competition – Watergate Bay, Newquay
Posted by SUP Matt in SUP Friday, 17 August 2007 14:15 2 Comments
We have just found out about possibly the first SUP only competition in the UK. Its being held on the 29th September in Watergate Bay, just outside Newquay.
Here are the details from John Hibbard :
Hello all,
It’s true the first ever UK Stand Up Paddle Surfing Championships has
a date: 29th September, a venue: Watergate Bay, Newquay, Cornwall, UK, and Sponsors: Starboard, Errant Surf Travel, Extreme Academy, www.standuppaddlesurf.co.uk As well as support from:
Fat Face, Go Fast Sports, Grass Hopper, Reef and Pro Sport Sunscreen.It’s open to everybody, with competition in Surf and Distance events. It’s free to pre enter, or £10 on the day. There are limited entry places so get your entry request in to info@supsurfing.co.uk ASAP if you want to enter.
If you just want to come down and check it out then please feel free. There will be demo boards available from Starboard.
Sounds like fun, we are definitely going to go down.
A very happy customer !
Posted by SUP Matt in Retail Friday, 17 August 2007 13:09 2 Comments
Josh from Preston got in touch with us to say how happy he was with Dave and the staff at Spot On Water, in Mudeford, Dorset (close to Christchurch and Bournemouth). Josh got himself a Jimmy Lewis 11ft board and a hybrid C4 Pohaku Carbon blade and wooden shaft paddle, which the Spot On Water guys arranged to have sent up to Preston for Josh.
Here is an extract from his email :
Hi,
Just wanted to let you know that I bought my SUP from “Spot on Water” in
Bournemouth.Please add them to your list because these guys were really helpful in
getting my board up to the North.Regards,
*Josh*
We got in touch with Dave at Spot On Water to see what SUP equipment they have in stock right now and they have the Mistral Pacifico, but they are waiting (like most of the UK) for a restock of Jimmy Lewis, Mistral, Naish and C4 Paddles.
You can get hold of the shop via the Spot On Water website or you can call them on 01425 272509.
Good customer service is so important when buying things like this – so share your recommendations thoughts with us by getting in touch with us via the SUPUK email address : info@supuk.org
Fat Face Competition
Posted by SUP Matt in Retail Thursday, 16 August 2007 15:36 No Comments
More proof, if any was needed that Stand Up Paddle boarding is going to be huge. This piece of news has just been bought to our attention – Fat Face are running a competition to win a Starboard Stand Up Paddle Board (lets hope its the sexy looking red one with the wood veneer finish). These boards are really interesting as you can put a windsurf rig onto the board to turn it into a low wind freestyle type board. We at supuk.org hope to get out on one of these to do a write up soon – watch this space !
Go to the Fat Face SUP competition web page, fill in your details and thats all there is too it. The competition closes on 30th September 2007.
Hello Switzerland !
Posted by SUP Matt in SUP Wednesday, 15 August 2007 13:24 2 Comments
Not exactly the home of SUP having no coast line, but it did’nt stop the inventive Swiss from getting a dose of stand up paddle action.
The footage was recorded at Lac de Bienne, one of the three large lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland. The lake is 15 km long and up to 4.1 km wide. I wonder whether this surfer went the whole length ? Check out how fast he is going….
UK Retail Round Up
Posted by SUP Matt in Retail Tuesday, 14 August 2007 08:35 No Comments
Looking to buy some Stand Up Paddle Board Equipment ?
Welcome to the first retail round up. As you probably know demand is high for SUP equipment and supply is low. So here is the round up of whats in stock and who is stocking it. Hopefully it will make your shopping easier.
- Airhead in Rustington have in stock Jimmy Lewis 11ft boards, Jimmy Lewis full deck pads, some fantastic XM leashes. On the paddle front they have a good selection of C4 Pohaku, Laird paddles and Kinimaka Ka Iluna Handmade Wooden Paddles.
- Zuma Jay in Bude have the Surf Tech Laird SUP board and a C4 Pohaku paddle.
- Shore Water Sports have a Circle One SUP.
- Escape in Wadebridge have thier own brand SUP boards in stock.
- 2XS an online UK trader, has in stock C4 Pohaku Paddles, Jimmy Lewis 11ft and 10ft boards, Kinimaka Ka Iluna Handmade Wooden Paddles. They are also running Stand Up Paddle Boarding lessons at the x-train academy on West Wittering beach.
Now that is as much as I can find right now, and I know that the boards fly out the doors of these shops. If you are a shop with SUP gear in stock and want to be included then please get in touch.